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[quote=Anonymous]Weight fluctuates from day to day. If I am within a pound, I don't sweat it. It will probably be back down the next day . . . You really can't put any stock into the idea that you gained weight from moving around a lot. My husband's weight fluctuates by 3 pounds, and that's usually the range I stick to when I'm trying to maintain a weight. If I get to the high end of my range then I will start paying better attention to how much I'm eating. But I'm not going to sweat fluctuations within the range.

You should never ever eat fewer than 1200 calories a day, and that's if you are in bed not doing anything all day. If you starve yourself, your body WILL start to hold onto weight on the assumption that your food supply is not secure.

I'm currently trying to lose the 30 pounds I've gained since COVID lockdowns began. My pattern is that I won't lose anything for a while, and just when I am worrying that I'll never lose weight again, I'll suddenly drop a pound all at once. That happened two days ago. Then I went back up 0.8 pounds. Then I went back down today. You can't get caught up in tiny fluctuations. I also have to take into account that I'm gaining muscle, so I'm not going to see as much change on the scale. It's better to go by how your clothes fit, your measurements, etc.

As a mom, I'll remind you that you are a perfectly healthy weight. Please don't starve yourself, or give up on being active based on a single fluctuation on the scale (that is probably water related). Treat your body with the kindness and care it deserves. If your weight is going up after activity, then it's muscle or water. There's no way that you have someone gained that weight in fat in single day . . . you have to eat an extra 3,500 calories to gain a muscle of fat.[/quote]

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